Media personality, Tima Kumkum, has revealed that she once denied university students an interview after confronting one of them over a negative comment about her postpartum weight gain on social media
In an Instagram post on Monday, November 9, 2026, Tima Kumkum said the incident happened when she attended an interview session for a friend, who had asked her to be she and her group’s interviewee for a project.
Recounting the incident, she explained that she had received a hurtful body shaming comment from one of the ladies in 2025 after sharing a photograph following the naming ceremony of her child.
According to her, she had gained weight after childbirth and was also dealing with postpartum depression at the time, making the comment particularly painful.
“After I gave birth in 2025, I gained postpartum weight. I posted a picture after my naming ceremony. And one lady commented so negatively under my post,” she stated.
She said she took a screenshot of the comment and sent it to her email, deciding to use the criticism as motivation to work on her health.
“I told myself sometimes criticism comes, you take some out and you work on some. So I’ll work on it,” she recounted.
Tima said the experience eventually prompted her to visit the hospital, where a doctor raised concerns about her Body Mass Index (BMI), leading her to make a conscious decision to take charge of her health.
According to her, when she met her friend’s group members, she saw the lady who made the hateful comment. She explained that although the lady looked familiar, she asked for her name and TikTok username before recognising her as the person who had made the hurtful comment.
Tima said she retrieved the screenshot from her email archives and confronted the lady with the comment she had made a long time ago.
Despite pleas from the students for her to proceed with the interview, the media personality said she stood by her decision and left without granting them the interview.
“I confronted her on the comment and decided not to do the interview. They begged, but I still decided not to. I left,” she stated.
Defending her decision, Tima Kumkum said people must sometimes be held accountable for the things they say about others, particularly when they make hurtful remarks without knowing what the other person may be going through.
“Sometimes you need to put people in their place. You disrespected me when you had not even met me before,” she said.
She added that the lady had apparently forgotten making the comment, despite the lasting emotional impact it had on her.
“Whatever you do is waiting for you ahead of you,” she stated.
Tima Kumkum, however, ended her video by seeking the opinions of her followers on whether she had made the right decision by refusing to grant the students the interview or should have overlooked the past incident.
Source: Abigail Ekua Arhin
